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overdetermination

American

[oh-ver-di-tur-muh-ney-shuhn] / ˈoʊ vər dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

Psychoanalysis.

the concept that a single emotional symptom or event, as a dream or a slip of the tongue, may be caused by more than one factor.

Etymology

Origin of overdetermination

1915–20; over- + determination, translation of German Überdeterminierung (Freud)

Example Sentences

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Criminologists face a problem that’s common in many fields: overdetermination.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 9, 2020

The movie’s narrowly dramatic technique, with its curtly informational scenes, is matched by the emotional overdetermination of the images.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 14, 2018

Yet they are found frequently in conjunction with the former.The influence of the moon in this moon affectivity is very little known, especially in its psychic overdetermination.

From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.

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